VIDEO: Orianthi Performs Inside The Mall at Steamtown

97 BHT presented Geffen recording artist Orianthi inside The Mall at Steamtown on Wednesday, June 2 for an intimate, acoustic performance. Special thanks to IGA, Cinnabon and Starbucks Coffee.

Happy April Fools Day From Google, Starbucks, The Bieber

Loved Google's name change to Topeka.
Also loved Starbucks' new drink sizes (maybe I did wish that there really was a Plenta).
But once again, The Bieber takes the cake.

More Tanning Salons Than Starbucks

Yes, it's actually the case in some cities. The study is here.

Starbucks Cuts Decaf

I'm not a big decaf person, so this doesn't affect me as much. Nonetheless, Starbucks will no longer be continuously brewing decaf in the PM hours - a move that's expected to save the company about $400 million. Details here., 

RALPHIE REWIND: Starbucks Delivery

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Ralphie calls up A.J. In The Afternoon to discuss an idea that both feel would make the world a much better place.

EXCLUSIVE: weezy f...

No interview with him...

Inside. Heard soundcheck for mr. carter, lollipop, a milli, and back that thang up.

Weezy is making $210,000 to play this show.

Rumor is that he's in the area, and actually stopped at the starbucks near the arena... to use the bathroom.

More soon, i hope.

FREE latte at barnes and noble starbucks

coupon for a free tall drink and 15% off is here. expires 10/31. you're welcome.

starbucks in dallas to close...

for those reaching this site outside of nepa, that's dallas, pa.

my source informs me that the workers have been notified, and while some will be placed in different area stores, others will be without a job.

furthermore, there may be additional closings in the area. a second source tells me that 70% of the closings will involve cafes opened within the past couple years.

at the beginning of the month, the coffee retail chain announced that 600 stores were closing, some as early as the end of this month, through 2009.

more tonight with the ralphie radio show on 97 bht.

starbucks is closing...

over 600 stores. more info here.

yeah, maybe opening up cafes across the street from one another wasn't such a good idea. a call is in to see if any in the area are closing, will let you know as soon as i do.

wait... coffee IS good for you?

yes, rejoice, and then click here so you read and believe.

holy new york city.

blogging again from a starbucks, where i paid a stupid amount of money for a mere hour on the internet.

it's like deja vu. only this time, i'm not chasing britney spears.

i'm also in a different s'bucks. this one is located inside penn station, where i await my 3:19a train back to bayside, ny. after a quick nap, it'll be up and off to yankee stadium, where twelve of my friends from the birthplace and i are attending the final home opener in the house that ruth built.

everytime i travel to nyc, i fall deeper in love with it. 'cause mcdonalds across from madison square garden offers "fast delivery"? probably not. the fact that wireless internet is readily available? please, i can walk to public square for that.

it's more a culture-thing. you can list pros and cons of tangibles in any location across the world, and through that fall in love.

but true love can't be found this way, nor can true success. which is why i truly believe, despite its many imperfections, that nyc and i were made for each other. i love to walk at a fast pace. heck, i like almost all tasks at rapid pace.

then there's that new yorker attitude, which many loathe, yet i revel in. thing of it is, i really don't have an attitude per say that would lead one to believe that i support such a way of life.

at the end of the day, the issue is based on perspective. outsiders think its founded in pretentiousness. i simply view it as a no-nonsense, cut-to-the-chase way of life. those who know me certainly concur that i promote this.

whether they agree with it or not, well that is a different conversation. at the end of the day, they know the new yorker in me will march to the beat of his own drum, regardless.

and i can't say i'd want it any other way.

wait, starbucks was closed?

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97 BHT's Ralphie Aversa sent Streat Teamer Pookie to Starbucks while the coffee shop was closed nationally for three hours. The mission - infiltrate the system and come back with a Skinny Vanilla Latte. The result? Listen to find out!


Pookie & Britney Spears - Fans of Starbucks

starbucks... REALLY?!

hope you received your latte fix today...

starbucks closed at 5:30, and will reopen at 8:30. however, ours in wilkes-barre will not resume service til tomorrow.

and what is BHT doing about this? find out tonight after 7...

stop it! starbucks "skinny" drinks are amazing.

i usually roll with the grande "skinny" vanilla latte. apparently some women who probably should switch to the skinny brand are offended.

click here to read.

rachel ray hates dunkin' donuts too.

according to grub street, rachel ray reportedly SPIT OUT dunkin donuts coffee while filming a commercial, exclaiming, "THIS IS SH*T." she then demanded her coffee - which happened to be starbucks.

i'm not sure if rachel ray's annoyningness dropped 10 points because she knows what she's hawking is garbage, or raised 10 points - because she knows what she's hawking is garbage.

now if you'll excuse me, i'm going to sip on my skinny latte.

the hat that solicited the randomness.

so this hat garnered a random compliment from a starbucks drive-thru attendant, who wasn't even serving me.

bought it saturday at the mall at steamtown. both the gf and i are in agreement with its "flyness."

so funny right now.

so i just got back into the studios here at bht from the starbucks. drive-thru line looked a little long, and i had a few minutes to spare. inside it was.

i get in, and thankfully there's a small line, but unfortunately, there's a newbie taking orders.

"this is going to get fun," i think to myself.

i proceed to the counter, "hey, iced grande coffee, non-fat, two splendas, shot of sugar-free vanilla."

c'mon, you knew my drink at the big-bad-bucks.

"whoa, sorry man, gotta slow down, i'm new here," the green-eared and aproned barista responded.

suddenly from the back comes a more experienced worker, who politely takes my order while showing the new guy what buttons to press on the screen.

"yeah, it'll take you a while to get used to that," he explains to the amateur.

like i'm some kind of weird species or something. ORDER FAST OR GO HOME!

okay, i'm calm now.

the bigger the better.

gotta love when karma strikes twice, in a good way, at a place you already enjoy visiting.

that is what has happened to me in two of my past four visits to starbucks here in wilkes-barre. if you didn't already know, i'm a big fan of the bucks. like daily visitor big fan. like to the point where the workers will eventually know my name fan.

last week, i hit up the drive-thru (and btw, i have never loved a single drive-thru more in my entire lifespan), and i am forced to wait an extremely inordinate amount of time for my current beverage of choice.

current beverage of choice: grande iced coffee, non-fat, two splendas, sugar-free vanilla.

the gentleman at the window charges my card - and comes back a good six minutes later with my drink.

and voile! my drink has been pimped. i am now rockin' the venti at grande price. holler.

today the drive-thru line was long, and i had a little time, so i went in. and the same thing happened again!

i'm tellin' ya, it's the little things in life...

couldn't have said it better myself...

perez posted this oh-so-accurate quote...

“Caffeine is like a really attractive girl that has nothing to say. You get all jacked up on it, and then you’re left feeling hollow and empty. You drink eight cups of Starbucks, you might as well have done cocaine.”

- maroon 5 lead singer adam levine in the new issue of Rolling Stone

relatable celebs.

i'm a big fan of doing like the celebs do (or the celebs doing like we do).

over on the tmzeezy, nicole richie is seen playing throughout manhattan - working out, eating out, and walking about. meanwhile baby daddy joel madden is on the opposite side of the city that never sleeps. the good charlotte emcee grabs some of the starbucks for the gf and himself.

downtown manhattan on a sunny summer day, head to toe in black, with a hot starbucks drink? wow.

(btw - current starbucks preference - grande iced coffee, no-fat, two splenda).

joel's band opened up for justin timberlake at the world's most famous arena later that night.
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meanwhile on the west coast - nicole's former simple life co-star enjoys some fine late-night dining.

paris hilton, sister nicky, and their entire entourage took over an international house of pancakes after a night of clubbing, according to tmz.

at least skinny, ex-con celebutants enjoy drunk food just like the rest of us. (exhale).